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The zoo on your own clock
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Opening hours, last check-in, what the standard ticket includes, the ticket price on the booking platform and the timed programs that run on their own clock, all checked against the zoo's own pages.
Editorial team, balizoobreakfast.com · Updated November 3, 2026 · A read of about 6 min
Look here first
The question behind most searches for Bali Zoo opening hours is simple, and the answer on the zoo's ticket page is just as plain: the gates stay open 09:00 to 17:00, and the last check-in is at 16:00.1 That gap matters, because arriving at the cutoff leaves almost no time inside.
Programs keep their own windows. The orangutan breakfast runs from 08:00 to 10:00 with a last check-in at 08:30, so it starts before the general gates open.5,6 The afternoon program Behind Closed Doors lasts 2 hours, from 4 to 6 PM, with its last check-in at 15:00.3
The entrance ticket listing on the booking platform words the same rule differently: check-in ends 1 hour ahead of closing, which lands on 16:00 for a 17:00 closing.1 Whichever page you read, plan to be inside well ahead of the cutoff, not at it.
Ticket against program
| Outing | From | Duration shown | Zoo entry inside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate pass | $21 | Good for a single day | The ticket itself |
| Capybara brunch | $39 | A 1.5 to 7 hour block | Yes |
| Orangutan breakfast | $43 | 5 to 7 hours | Yes |
| After-hours tour | $47 | 2 to 5 hours | Yes |
| Breakfast and elephants | $98 | A 7 to 9 hour day | Yes |
Every price is a booking-platform from-price, and lengths as listed; the zoo's package pages name admission as an inclusion.10,2,11
The zoo's general admission page lists a visit of about 3 hours and describes a park with over 500 rare and exotic animals.7 Three hours is a sensible planning figure, though a family with small children, a slow lunch or a long stop at the water play area will stretch it, so do not book a tight onward plan for the same afternoon.
The ticket is not just a gate pass. It includes the Jungle Encounter, animal and bird presentations, the Jungle Splash water play area and insurance.4 The Jungle Encounter is a free meeting with a raccoon, a skunk, a fennec fox, a bearcat and exotic reptiles, which the zoo counts as part of any visit.8
Feeding is the other draw. The zoo says you can feed and pet tame animals such as deer and elephants, and feed lions and tigers with a trained team guiding you.9 The page does not say which of these cost extra, so ask at the gate before you assume.
Fares from low to high
The lowest from-price each Bali Zoo listing shows today; every figure is a starting price, not a quote.
The entrance ticket on GetYourGuide starts from $21, valid for 1 day. That is a from-price, the lowest figure on the booking page, and it is not a quote: the zoo's own page is where its gate prices in rupiah are set, and they can differ.
The listing sells four options under one name: entry only, breakfast with the orangutans plus entry, elephant care plus entry, and the breakfast and elephant care together with entry. So the Bali Zoo ticket price you see first belongs to the plainest option, and every upgrade sits above it.
The orangutan breakfast listing starts from $43 and the zoo's package includes the admission ticket.2 Because admission is already inside the package, you do not buy an entrance ticket as well. Compare the two as alternatives, not as a sum.
Match the ticket to the day
Read the line that sounds like your plan and take the answer beside it.
If I only want to walk the zoo
The gate ticket
It starts from $21 and is valid for 1 day.
If I want the orangutans at breakfast
The breakfast listing
Admission is included and breakfast runs from 08:00 to 10:00.2,6
If I prefer the late, quiet hours
Behind Closed Doors
The program runs from 4 to 6 PM with last check-in at 15:00.3
If I am bringing a wheelchair
An accessible listing
The after-hours listing carries a wheelchair-accessible label; confirm the route with the zoo.
If I may need to move it
A listing with free cancelling
The platform listings allow cancelling up to 24 hours before.
Three doors in

Gate pass
The zoo on your own clock

Breakfast
Breakfast, then the zoo

After hours
A guided after-hours visit
The zoo's own pages say its tickets are non-refundable, and that wording appears on the general admission page and on the breakfast package page alike.4,13 If you buy at the zoo or on its site, treat the date as fixed.
The listings on the booking platform state the opposite for the reservations made through it: a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours ahead. The two statements come from different sellers, so read the cancellation line of the exact page you pay on.
Both listings also offer reserve now and pay later, which keeps a plan flexible while the weather or a flight is uncertain. Nothing about the zoo's rules changes that, as you still have to arrive by the check-in times above.
A breakfast day on the clock
06:30 or 07:00
Hotel pickup is at 06:30 from Jimbaran, Kuta, Seminyak and Nusa Dua and at 07:00 from Sanur and Ubud.
08:00 to 10:00
Breakfast with the orangutans runs from 08:00 to 10:00; last check-in is at 08:30.5,6
10:00 to 12:00
The zoo and its animal shows fill the next two hours of the listing's schedule.
Afternoon
The zoo stays open until 17:00, so walking on after the program is possible.1
14:00
The return transfer to the hotel leaves at 14:00.
The zoo lists a wheelchair access route, toilets, a restaurant, a parking area, an ATM, a praying room, wifi, a shuttle bus inside the zoo and a souvenir shop.14 That is enough for a full day without leaving, which is why many visitors treat the 3 hours as a minimum rather than a limit.7
A shuttle bus inside the park is worth noticing if anyone in your group tires on a walk in the tropical heat, and an on-site ATM spares you carrying cash from the hotel, though rupiah is the currency you would be taking out.14
Wheelchair users have a second signal on the platform: the afternoon safari listing and the capybara listings carry a wheelchair-accessible label. Confirm the route you need with the zoo before you travel.
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Bali's first and only zoological park is a wondrous place where you can learn the behavior of over 500 rare and exotic animals
Before you pay and on the day
Several experiences have fixed session times that sit inside the opening hours. Brunch with Capybara runs from 09:30 to 11:00 as a 90 minute session with a meal and one drink, and the zoo admission is part of it.10
The Elephant Explorer session runs from 10:00 to 11:30 in a ranger car, with elephant feeding and a refreshment, and the zoo says it is home to 14 elephants.15,16 The Elephant Mud Fun morning package lists about 7 hours, with an opening time of 09:30 to 14:00.17
Each of these has its own price, its own last check-in and its own listing, so a ticket for one is not a ticket for another. Pick the program first and the ticket second, and check the session time on the page you book.
Two kinds of page describe the same visit, and they answer different questions. The zoo's own ticket and package pages say what each program includes, when it runs and what the rules are, and they are the place to settle a time or an age limit.7,13
The booking platform's listings add what the zoo pages leave out: a from-price in dollars, the pickup areas, the guide languages and a cancellation line. The breakfast listing names English and Indonesian guides and pickup from Kuta, Seminyak, Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Ubud and Sanur.
When the two disagree, as they do on refunds, trust the page you are about to pay on and screenshot its terms. When they agree, as they do on the 08:00 to 10:00 breakfast, you can book with confidence and spend your attention on the day itself.6
Choose the plain entrance ticket when the zoo itself is the plan: a relaxed walk, the presentations, the water play area and no early start. It is the cheapest way in and the one with the fewest moving parts.
Choose the orangutan breakfast when the early morning with the orangutans is the point. It starts earlier, includes the admission ticket and runs on the breakfast clock before the zoo opens to everyone.6,2
Choose Behind Closed Doors when you want a quieter hour late in the day, since the program is described as an after-hours visit with a guided back-of-house tour and a snack and drink.3,11 Whatever you pick, confirm the day's start time before you leave your hotel, and keep the booking confirmation where you can open it without a signal, in case the signal drops.
FAQ
The zoo's ticket page gives its hours as 09:00 to 17:00, with a last check-in at 16:00.1
The zoo gives 16:00 as its last check-in for general admission, and the platform listing says 1 hour before closing.1
That is the from-price of the entrance ticket listing, valid for 1 day; the options above it cost more.
The zoo's orangutan breakfast package lists the admission ticket among its inclusions, so no separate entrance ticket is needed.2
The zoo calls its tickets non-refundable, while the platform listing shows free cancellation up to 24 hours before.4
The zoo's general admission page lists a visit of about 3 hours; programs and meals add to it.7
The zoo lists a parking area, an ATM and a restaurant among its facilities.14
Sources
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Questions about the orangutan breakfast or the pickup? A person replies here.